“BtB 1943 Scenario”

Here is the 1943 Historical Scenario. Please let me know if you detect any errors or have any comments or questions. You may e-mail me at JBisio@msn.com , please put in the subject line “BtB 1943 Scenario” so I can distinguish it from the many junk/spam/porno e-mails I get.
WWII: Barbarossa to Berlin 1943: “Closing the Ring” Scenario Setup

(optional scenario name “Belgorod to Berlin”)

The game begins with both players rolling for Orders at the start of Turn 10 (Summer 1943) and continues until the end of Turn 18 (Summer 1945) a total of 9 Game Turns, or

until the Allies score an Automatic Victory, or one player decides to resign and accept defeat.
Initial VP Level: Axis are at 29 VPsThe following * Event cards have been played and should be removed from the game:

All played and removed * Event cards should be considered played to satisfy any prerequisites or limitations on other events or map play done during play of this scenario.

Total War Deck: 26, 34
Allies (a total of 16 cards): leaving 39 cards in play

Blitz War Deck: 1, 2, 4-5, 7, 9, 11, 13-15, 19, 21-22, 24

Total War Deck: 31, 36
Initial Hands: Each Player draws seven cards. The Axis initial draw has to include cards #s 27 & 42. The Allied initial hand has to include card # 34 (“Husky”). After looking at his hand the Axis player may call a “mulligan” & discard up to four cards from his hand (including either, both or none of the two mandatory cards)…any discarded cards are replaced from the deck refilling the hand to seven cards. After the Axis player conducts his mulligan the Allied player may follow the same procedure. Any discarded cards are not shown openly after discard. The players than proceed to roll for their Orders for the first game turn (Summer 1943), Axis add +2 to their orders roll since “Hitler takes Command” has been played, and follow the normal turn sequence thereafter. Note that the Allied Player is at +1 Card for the “Draw Strategy Cards Phase” of the Summer 1943

Krasnodar: (Caucasus Front) & Inf. Army
Optional Special 1943 Scenario Rules:The two optional political rules detailed below should be used together in this scenario for historical flavor….
Hitler’s Political Obsessions:

In his planning for the 1943 Summer campaign in Russia Hitler was very concerned for the effect his military policy would have on neutral opinion, particularly the Turks. He believed that without a strong offensive action in the Soviet Union Germany would be perceived as much weakened power. Hence the rule below:

If by the end phase of Summer 1943 (Turn 10) Axis Card # 27 (“Fall Zitadelle”)

has not been played as an event roll one die: on a 1 or 2 Turkey enters the war on the side of the Allies. Turkish units may enter Bulgaria, Romania, Albania, and Yugoslavia and are now under the control of the Allied Player. All Turkish territory in addition to the VP spaces is considered Allied controlled. To be counted as a “played” event in the spirit of the rule at least one of the spaces activated by the “Fall Zitadelle” event has to be involved in an attack one or more SU units.

Winston’s “Weak Underbelly” Scheme:

If no Western Allied units (BR, CW, or US) are “on” Mainland Europe at the end phase of the Winter 1944 turn add 2 VPs . The Mainland is defined as: Mainland Italy (not Sicily or Messina), Greece, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, either France, Belgium, Netherlands, Denmark, & Norway. Beach head spaces do not count as “Mainland”….

Note on Placing Markers for events of the Turn Record Track:

Below is the full listing through Turn 10 of when the event markers played or kicked in historically on the Turn Record track using the event markers that came with the game.